Pilot experienced communication difficulty with mlu tower controller.

Attributes
ACN	583437
Time
Date	200306
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mlu.airport
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 79 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mlu.tracon tower : mlu.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff climbout : initial ground : takeoff roll
Route In Use	departure : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	583437
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Tower controller had very poor use of english language. Clearance was 'cleared for takeoff (unintelligible),' I repeated the cleared for takeoff, and asked for a repeat on the last. Tower again said 'cleared for takeoff,' so I took off, turned out, and was told to contact departure. Departure immediately asked for my altitude -- I responded with 'passing 2000 ft.' departure said 'roger, altitude restr deleted, climb to en route altitude.' at no time did I receive an altitude restr from tower (unless it was in the 'last' that I asked for a repeat on, and didn't get). This particular controller was thick tongued, and mumbled, and also was not concise (or precise) in her attention to her xmissions or mine, creating a loss of communication.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT EXPERIENCED COM DIFFICULTY WITH MLU TWR CTLR.

Narrative: TWR CTLR HAD VERY POOR USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE. CLRNC WAS 'CLRED FOR TKOF (UNINTELLIGIBLE),' I REPEATED THE CLRED FOR TKOF, AND ASKED FOR A REPEAT ON THE LAST. TWR AGAIN SAID 'CLRED FOR TKOF,' SO I TOOK OFF, TURNED OUT, AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT DEP. DEP IMMEDIATELY ASKED FOR MY ALT -- I RESPONDED WITH 'PASSING 2000 FT.' DEP SAID 'ROGER, ALT RESTR DELETED, CLB TO ENRTE ALT.' AT NO TIME DID I RECEIVE AN ALT RESTR FROM TWR (UNLESS IT WAS IN THE 'LAST' THAT I ASKED FOR A REPEAT ON, AND DIDN'T GET). THIS PARTICULAR CTLR WAS THICK TONGUED, AND MUMBLED, AND ALSO WAS NOT CONCISE (OR PRECISE) IN HER ATTN TO HER XMISSIONS OR MINE, CREATING A LOSS OF COM.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.